PJB-2009-7
MINERAL NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF DIFFERENT ECOTYPES OF WHITE CLOVER AND THEIR NUTRIENT CREDIT TO SOIL AT RAWALAKOT AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR
M. KALEEM ABBASI1*, MAJID MAHMOOD TAHIR1, ASAD HUSSAIN SHAH2 AND FARHAT BATOOL3
Abstract
In comparison with other legumes and grasses, white clover provides forage with high nutritional value and quality. A field experiment was conducted by growing three indigenous and three exotic ecotypes of white clover in the mountain region of Himalayan i.e. the State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. Plant nutrient content of N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn were determined in the forage of white clover while soil nutrient content of N, C, P, K, Ca and Mg were determined in the soil under white clover. Pure grass and soil without white clover were used as control/check. Mineral nutrient contents in white clover were substantially higher than those found in the grass. Among macronutrients, the content of P and K were 0.32 and 1.96%, while the contents of N, Ca and Mg were 2.61
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